A lot of self defence courses run on this principal. The real issue here is, as a woman, why is your friend ok with manipulating other womens insecurity, especially with something as potentially harmful as this?

This should be the response. She is setting her students up for a very rude awakening.

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Originally Posted by chuey...Well **** if that isn't the most anti-Mr. Miyagi **** I have heard in ages.

1. Have your friend watch this vid
2. ask her if Kathy seems confident
3. remind her that a career criminal tried to rape her anyway
4. Once you've made the point, point out that he failed miserably, and was hospitalized with two ruptured testicles.
5. Ask her if she's ready to start teaching her girls to fight for real

Last edited by Matt Phillips; 6/13/2011 9:17pm at .

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1. Have your friend watch this vid
2. ask her if Kathy seems confident
3. remind her that a career criminal tried to rape her anyway
4. Once you've made the point, point out that he failed miserably, and was hospitalized with two ruptured testicles.
5. Ask her if she's ready to start teaching her girls to fight for real

I think you got your stories mixed up Matt. A person with road rage pulled her over and she did that to him.

Hello all. I have a friend who runs a Krotty dojo. That doesn't offend me, much, but the "Self Defense for Women!" seminars really do. In a lengthy conversation (fueled by alcohol, of course) she reduced her training course to this:

I know that kata and compliant exercises aren't teaching fighting, but they teach confidence. The women learn that they can progress at something physical; master kata and application and so on. Then, they act more confident in public. Attackers sense weakness/lack of confidence, so if they just look more confident - no confrontation!

Is there any kind of evidence for this? That simple confidence boosters reduce attacks? If so, is this a possible use for compliant "fighting"?

What you do is roll up a newspaper and smack her on the nose while firmly saying "NO". Repeat until she learns.